Fletcher Covered Bridge Explained

Fletcher Covered Bridge
Coordinates:	39.3053°N -80.4803°W
Locale:	Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Carries:	County Route 5/29
Crosses:	Tenmile Creek
Id Type:	NBI Number
Id:	00000000017A032
Design:	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Length:	62feet^[1]
Width:	3.2m (10.5feet)
Load:	5ST
Builder:	Soloman Swiger, L. E. Strum
Built:	1891
Extra:	Embed: yes Added: June 4, 1981 Refnum: 81000601 Mpsub: West Virginia Covered Bridges TR

The Fletcher Covered Bridge is a 62feet Multiple King Post covered bridge located near Marshville in Harrison County, West Virginia. The bridge crosses Tenmile Creek is West Virginia bridge number 48-17-03.^[2] Stones for the abutments were quarried at the top of a hill near the bridge site. The original building cost was $1,372. ^{[3] [4]} The Fletcher Covered Bridge is one of only two covered bridges still standing in Harrison County, the other is the Simpson Creek Covered Bridge. This bridge is in regular use today.

Location

Fletcher Covered Bridge is located on Marshville Road 1.6 miles past the intersection with US Route 50.

Upgrades

Under a $447,000 contract, Allegheny Restoration and Builders, Inc. of Morgantown restored the Fletcher Covered Bridge, including detouring local traffic while structural timber was replaced and new siding and a metal roof were installed.^[3]

See also

• List of West Virginia covered bridges
• History.com

External links

• http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/wv/Harrison/state.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20081029003913/http://users.hrea.coop/post/fletcher.html
• http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM21H6

Notes and References

1. Web site: . Place Name: Harrison (County), West Virginia NBI Structure Number: 00000000017A032; Facility Carried: Harrison CR 5/29 Feature Intersected: Tenmile Creek . Nationalbridges.com (Alexander Svirsky) . 2008 . December 19, 2008 . Note: this is a formatted scrape of the 2006 official website, which can be found here for West Virginia: Web site: WV06.txt . 2006 . Federal Highway Administration . December 19, 2008.
2. Web site: Fletcher Covered Bridge - Maken, WV - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on . Waymarking.com . 2022-05-04.
3. Web site: November 2002 . December 18, 2008 . Fletcher Covered Bridge . West Virginia Department of Transportation.
4. Web site: Kemp . E. L. . National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Fletcher Covered Bridge . West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History . National Park Service . 2 October 2024.